The week of Oct. 14 will kick off several youth sport-related classes at BFR Sports & Fitness, according to Carole Enneking, BFR director.
K-3 Football Skills (Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 3:30-4:30 PM) and Basketball Skills (Thursday, Oct. 17 from 3:30-4:30 PM) will begin for six weeks (ending the week of December 2nd).
Rookie All Sports will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 15 and meet for four weeks. Dodgeball Play will begin another seven week session on Oct. 25 (Fridays 3:30-4:30 PM); dodgeball is available as a drop-in activity for $3 per day (Free for BFR members).
Allen County Public Health announces the community season flu shot clinic schedule for everyone – 6 months of age and older.
The vaccine will be available at the Allen County Health Department: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays: 8-9 a.m. and 3-4 p.m. or by appointment. Appointments can be made by visiting our website (www.allencountyhealthdepartment.org) or by phone at 419-228-4457.
The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library will hold their annual general membership meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Richland Room of the library.
All members are encouraged to attend, and new members are welcome. Come to find out what the Friends have been doing in the past year, and how the Friends have helped the library.
There will be good conversation and light refreshments.
The Village of Bluffton will “Deck the Halls” for this year’s Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Blaze of Lights held Saturday, Nov. 30.
This year’s event, using the “Deck the Halls” theme has many of the traditional Blaze features plus some new features.
Events begin at 4 p.m. with Chad Hartson of Napoleon, award-winner ice sculpturer, creating an ice art statue on Bluffton’s Main Street. This is Hartson’s third appearance at the Blaze.
A PARADE ENTRY FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PARADE ARE IN ATTACHMENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
The Bluffton Child Development Center has opening in its three-year-old class, according to Lauren Osting, director.
Parents and caregivers with three-year-old youth interested in more information should contact Osting at the Center, 325 County Line Road, Bluffton. Phone: 419-358-8222.
Paul's Stromboli
From Liberty National Bank Cookbook
Submitted by Amy Vermillion, Ada
1 tube refrigerated pizza dough
1/2 pound deli ham slices
1 package pepperoni
1 jar pizza sauce
1 package mozzarella cheese
Roll dough out to rectangle shape. Spread pizza sauce over all of the dough. Place ham, pepperoni and cheese on half of the dough. Fold dough over, pinch all sides closed.
Get your costume ready. BFR Sports and Fitness, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, will hold a family-oriented community Halloween party from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20, according to Maranda P. Miller of BFR.
"This is a family event and no scary costumes are allowed," said Miller.
The event will include crafts and games from 2 to 3 p.m. and a costume contest at 3 p.m. Costume contest categories follow:
• Family/teen category
• Age group 0 to 3
• Age group 4 to 6
• Age group 7 to 10
• Age group 11 +
A gluten-free and food allergy support group has formed in Bluffton. It has three programs, open to the public, scheduled this fall at the Bluffton Public Library.
All programs are from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Richland Room (lower level) of the public library. The programs are hosted by Daisy Sutkay, Seasonal Sun Foods, Bluffton.
Program information follows:
• Monday, Oct. 21 – “Living with food allergies.” The speaker is Linda Houshower of The Food Store, Bluffton.
